as in repeating
to say or state again
no matter how many times I iterate that this so-called prank is a bad idea, no one listens
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Recent Examples of iterating
For developers, this is helpful for iterating on frontend changes, testing apps, or working in apps that don’t expose an API.
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ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026
And my advice is, get your organization more comfortable with change and start iterating, because there’s a high unknown.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Even after years of iterating, the vision Wright articulated was hard to picture.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Innovation may have suffered at Apple under Tim Cook – as the company's mostly been iterating on its greatest hits for the last decade – but its manufacturing game is still on point.
—New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2026
Showrunner is a scant identifier for Murphy, who, next to Taylor Sheridan and possibly Tyler Perry, cuts, rather, the figure of a streaming imperialist, endlessly iterating formulaic soaps about gender and power in the country.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Both models can write, test, and debug code with minimal human intervention—even iterating on their own work and refining features before presenting results to developers.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
His 13 Premier League titles, two Champions League wins, one Cup Winners’ Cup, five FA Cups and four League Cups over 26 years at United came about through constant reinvention and change, rather than refining and iterating any singular strategic vision.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
O’Neill described using Adobe Stock images as starting points, then iterating through Firefly to create specific framings and emotional resonance.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026
And my advice is, get your organization more comfortable with change and start iterating, because there’s a high unknown.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Even after years of iterating, the vision Wright articulated was hard to picture.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Innovation may have suffered at Apple under Tim Cook – as the company's mostly been iterating on its greatest hits for the last decade – but its manufacturing game is still on point.
—New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2026
Showrunner is a scant identifier for Murphy, who, next to Taylor Sheridan and possibly Tyler Perry, cuts, rather, the figure of a streaming imperialist, endlessly iterating formulaic soaps about gender and power in the country.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Both models can write, test, and debug code with minimal human intervention—even iterating on their own work and refining features before presenting results to developers.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
His 13 Premier League titles, two Champions League wins, one Cup Winners’ Cup, five FA Cups and four League Cups over 26 years at United came about through constant reinvention and change, rather than refining and iterating any singular strategic vision.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
O’Neill described using Adobe Stock images as starting points, then iterating through Firefly to create specific framings and emotional resonance.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for iterating
repeating
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky marked the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster by warning that Russian attacks risk repeating history.—
Samya Kullab,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Freeling helped lead a Georgia team that went 11-1 in the regular season before repeating as SEC champions with a 28-7 win over Alabama and a second straight College Football Playoff quarterfinal appearance in the Sugar Bowl.—
Mike Griffith,
AJC.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Iterating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iterating. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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